Dr. Michael S. Lehrer was born and raised in the Philadelphia suburbs. He received his Bachelor of Science degree Magna Cum Laude from Brown University and his medical degree Alpha Omega Alpha from the University of Pennsylvania.

He completed an internship in medicine, a residency in dermatology, and a fellowship in skin cancer at the University of Pennsylvania. He then completed a fellowship in Mohs surgery and procedural dermatology at the Dermatologic SurgiCenter. He has published and lectured at the national and local level. Dr. Lehrer currently serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and is a volunteer instructor in dermatologic surgery for the VA Hospital.